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Andy Hall to counter-sue after court win
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/11/2016
» Labour rights activist and researcher Andy Hall will file a counter-suit against the government, police and Natural Fruit Co after the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed defamation charges against him, in relation to his 2013 Al Jazeera interview.
Supreme Court acquits labour rights activist Andy Hall
Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/11/2016
» The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed criminal defamation charges against British activist Andy Hall regarding his 2013 Al Jazeera interview on alleged labour violations at a big exporter of canned pineapple and juice.
16 officials accused of hiding assets
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/08/2016
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has accused 16 local authority officials of deliberately not disclosing some of their assets and liabilities in declarations to the anti-graft agency.
Groups slam lack of say in Chao Phraya project
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/07/2016
» State officials' refusal to hear civic groups and riverside communities over the controversial Chao Phraya riverside promenade project violates people's rights as well as the interim charter, academics and civil society actors say.
Website managers 'can't fight closures'
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/06/2016
» Website administrators whose pages are shut down by authorities do not have a fair chance to defend their rights in court, says an academic.
Defamation charges 'are silencing dissent'
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/06/2016
» Activists and academics have warned against the use of defamation charges to silence activists, journalists or civil society members working to expose malfeasance committed by public figures, including state officials, politicians and corporations.
Govt defends data access law change
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 07/06/2016
» Information and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Uttama Savanayana denies claims that a draft amendment to the Computer Crime Act violates internet users' privacy.
Anti-graft mechanisms best in 20 years, says ACT
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/05/2016
» Thailand's new anti-corruption mechanisms are the best the country has seen in the past 20 years, an anti-graft advocacy group says.
Thai-Pan takes government to court
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 20/05/2016
» A food safety advocacy group will file negligence and dereliction of duty complaints against the Department of Agriculture, after finding more than half the fruit and vegetables awarded a government "Q mark" for quality had harmful residue levels.
Regime casts wide net to catch critics
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 20/05/2016
» Ahead of the second anniversary of the coup this Sunday, human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri -- who is defending 14 anti-coup activists in court -- is grappling with a legal headache after police forwarded criminal charges against her to the prosecutor's office.